<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div id="yiv1955414193"><div><div class="yui_3_2_0_19_133658524322548" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div id="yiv1955414193yui_3_2_0_18_133658477847340">On Wednesday 9th May at 14.52<br>Laura Dickerson wrote:-<br><br>
</div></div></div></div>>How common were the toe straps one can see on the floor? I guess the <br>
>related question is how common was overpulling :-)<br>
>Thanks for any information<br><br>St Paul's Cathedral, London had 2 thick leather toe straps to every bell. These were in use up to the 1970's<br>and were probably the cause of many a hernia amongst the ' scroof '. <br><div></div></div></body></html>